MOTOR-CYCLING A.J.S. and Velocette Club
The social run to The Entrance last Sunday was well attended. Ladies enjoyed themselves immensely. The club swimming championship was…
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Railways, roads & transport, 1940
2,099 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 105
FOR the Motorist Tuning the Engine Smooth Idling Hints
At one time the motoring enthusiast was always keen on making his engine idle, or "tick-over," slowly and smoothly, and he was not satisfied until he could "count the fan blades." The introduction of flexible engine mountings has made it…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Violent Storm Over Sydney Two Shocked; Tram Out of Action SYDNEY
Lightning injured a man and boy near St. Marys during a severe electrical storm which swept over the city and suburbs shortly before noon to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Big Expansion of Motor Company £2,000,000 Capital Planned MELBOURNE
An increase of capital of Pengana Motor Industries Pty. Ltd. from £30,000 to £2,000,000 is proposed in an application which the company has made to…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor Imports to Be Cut North American Quota 30 Per Cent. Less Policy May Be Extended Canberra
The import quota of motor-car chassis and engines from North American countries will be reduced by 30 per cent. in the trade year…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Motor-lorry Alight
Toronto Fire Brigade was called out when a motor-truck caught alight at Fassifern yesterday morning. The owner, Mr. W. J. Phillips, was cleaning the lorry…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boom Period for British Motor Factories London
British motor factories exported 300 vehicles on each working day in November. Exports to Australia, India, Burma,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →MOTORS for grace and pace
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Continued on Trove, page 4 →Traffic Lights Ready Soon How New System Will Operate Motorists Should Learn Regulations
With work proceeding rapidly on the installation of the first electric traffic control lights in Newcastle, beginning with the intersection of Pacific-highway and Glebe-road, Adamstown, this city will rank among the capitals of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian Motor Speed Records Broken
Two excellent performances were recorded recently in the field of motor sport. J. Phillips averaged 81 5 m.p.h. in a road race for cars and Frank J…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Motor Cyclist Fined
A fine of £1. with 8s costs, in default three days' Imprisonment, was imposed on Leighton Wood, of Bridge-street. Rutherford, for having on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Road to Greta Camp Work Nearing Completion Main Roads Dept. Busy
The monthly bulletin issued by the Newcastle branch of the Main Roads Department states that work is nearly complete on the provision of roads from…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Flashing Signs on Roads: Mayor to Investigate
The Mayor of Greater Newcastle (Ald. J. E. Wiggins), accompanied by the City Engineer (Mr. L. J. Price) will go to Sydney on Friday to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Australian Airmen Train in British Isles
ROLL CALL. The men of the R.A.A.F. lined up "somewhere in the British Isles" to receive their first instructions…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The R.a.a.f. Train in Britain
AS SOON AS THE AUSTRLIAN AIRMEN got to Britain work and training began. Top left: Australians checking over an engine before a flight. Top right: Pilots studying a map before a flight. Below: Reading letters from home and taking a rest in quarters…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Cessnock Not Defence Work Cessnock-Wollombi Road
Cessnock-Wollombi road is not regarded by the Defence Department as of vital importance for defence purposes. This opinion was expressed by the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Conditions of Road From Sydney to Bourke, Via Orange
The N.R.M.A. touring department advises that the road between Sydney and Bourke for the greater part is in good order. From Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ore Wheeler Killed Fell with Trucks When Bridge Collapsed BURNIE
William Shepherdson, 27, married, of Zeehan, was fatally injured this afternoon when conveying ore from the mine to the mill at Renison Bell…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Help Train Young Sailors New Career for Pilot Boat SYDNEY
Cabinet has decided to hand over the old pilot steamer Captain Cook to the "Sydney" training depot at Schnapper Island, where it can be used for the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Railways Busier in Five States Canberra
Revenue earned and freight tonnages hauled by the five mainland State railway in the September quarter last year showed substantial increases on the…
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